The first of two encounters in the Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round, as the hometeam KÍ will try to edge Molde in their own ballpark.
It's quite the trip for Molde when visiting KÍ as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
KÍ and Molde should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
KÍ form and stats
KÍ have reached this Champions League stage through battling and winning against Häcken and Ferencvaros. KÍ participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 1st qualifying round and lost against Bodø / Glimt.Home games in the Meistaradeildin have been a walk in the park for KÍ so far, with 24 points won from 8 matches; 8 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. 1W-3D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for KÍ.
The KÍ boss Hoseth and his crew return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Häcken in the Champions League.
A 0-0 scoreline against Häcken before that one, played at home in the Champions League.
The manager Hoseth will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vikingur in only two days.
The KÍ manager Hoseth has got the team scoring with 18 from 8 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, KÍ have only let in {3 goals} at home.
Molde form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated HJK in order to reach 3rd qualifying round of Champions League.Playing away, Molde have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Eliteserien this season.
The regulars enjoyed Molde's previous game versus HJK, a Champions League win (2-0) played at home.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Stabæk at their stadium, the result 1-0.Molde have another fixture away in just four nights, a Eliteserien match against Sandefjord. A back-breaking calendar for them!
Molde are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Molde have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Klettskard 14 goals |  Á. Frederiksberg 8 goals |   O. Brynhildsen 7 goals |
KÍ missing players
Molde missing players
| KÍ | Molde | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 65 | 27 | Scored | S | 28 | 60 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 12% | ||
| 6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.5 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 14.8 | ||
| 5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 45% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 45% | ||
| 6.9 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KÍ | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 | B36 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 36 |
| 3 | HB | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 35 |
| 4 | Vikingur | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 27 |
| 5 | 07 Vestur | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | TB | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 24 | -23 | 15 |
| 7 | EB / Streymur | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -19 | 13 |
| 8 | IF | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -23 | 12 |
| 9 | B68 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -16 | 11 |
| 10 | AB | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -20 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bodø / Glimt | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Viking | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Molde | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Brann | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Odd | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 12 | Stabæk | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | HamKam | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 16 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -12 | 13 |
| 15 | Vålerenga | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -24 | 10 |
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